A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

"Only the devil could play golf here."